Camp Jam Gears Up for 2011 Rock Music Summer Camps.ATLANTA -- Camp Jam, the nation's premier provider of rock music summer camps and educational rock 'n' roll music programs, today announced that it is gearing up for the Summer 2011 camp series. Campers, referred to as Jammers, will rehearse, record, and perform like rock stars during curriculum-based day camp and its popular overnight camp programs. Famous musicians from some of America's favorite rock 'n' roll bands will lend their talents to the camps. "For 7 years, Camp Jam has been enriching young lives through rock 'n' roll music," said Jeff Carlisi, lead guitarist for .38 Special and Camp Jam co-founder. "I started Camp Jam with the idea that everyone needed to experience the rush of playing in a band. There's no better feeling than rocking-out onstage in a band with your friends, and in front of a real, live audience. At Camp Jam you can make that dream come true." In addition to learning from a staff of caring, professional instructors, Jammers will be treated to master classes and one-on-one interaction with Jeff Carlisi and other rock legends including Derek St. Holmes Derek St. Holmes, born circa the early 1950s, is an American rock musician who is most famous for being Ted Nugent's vocalist and rhythm guitar player. Early years In Riverview, Michigan Derek had gotten his first guitar for his twelfth birthday. , vocalist and guitarist for Ted Nugent; Liberty DeVitto Liberty DeVitto (born August 8, 1950 in New York City, New York) is an American rock drummer. DeVitto has been a drummer for Billy Joel and the Hit Squad and he has been a session drummer on recordings of other artists. , drummer for Billy Joel; Jennifer Batten Jennifer Batten is a guitarist who first received word-of-mouth attention that eventually led guitar magazines to take notice of her highly original approach to the electric guitar. , guitarist for Michael Jackson Noun 1. Michael Jackson - United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) Michael Joe Jackson, Jackson ; and Richard Fortus, guitarist for Guns n Roses. Guitarists, bass players, keyboard players, drummers, vocalists and aspiring audio and video techs unleash their inner rock star at Camp Jam. Programs are available for ages 7 to 17 with varying skill levels. The summer music camps will be held in June, July and August 2011 in 17 cities across the country including its newest camp in Nashville, Tennessee. About Camp Jam Camp Jam is the nation's premier educational rock music camp for kids and adults. Camp Jam was founded in 2004 by Jeff Carlisi, lead guitarist for .38 Special, and Danny Lipson, a seasoned entrepreneur in sports marketing and guitarist for Vintage Red. Camp Jam is accredited by ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture , the American Camp Association. ACA is a community of camp professionals who, for nearly 100 years, have joined together to share knowledge and experience and to ensure the quality of camp programs. ACA-Accredited([R]) camps meet up to 300 standards for health, safety, and program quality. For more information, visit CampJam.com or text the word CampJam to 72727 on your mobile phone. |
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